Thanks for Nothing x ASIA NOW 2023

A day of programs

on the socially committed Asian art scene

Modulation of Time – Awaken © Leiko Ikemura

 

Friday, October 20th 2023

MONNAIE DE PARIS, 11

QUAI DE CONTI, 75006 PARIS

At the invitation of ASIA NOW fair, Thanks for Nothing organized a day of conferences. The program included 5 round tables to showcase the committed practices of the Asian art scene.

Highlighting a variety of individual and collective practices, the speakers demonstrated the artistic richness, innovative curatorial approaches and social commitment of the Asian scene.

Detailed program here

Collaborative workshop 
9:30AM – 11:00AM

Thanks for Nothing organized a collaborative and educational workshop with the artist Liên Hoàng-Xuân. It involves one class from the Aqueduc kindergarten (Paris 10th) considered Réseau d’Éducation Prioritaire.

Panel n°1:
Nicolas Bourriaud on the Gwangju Biennal, 2024
11:30AM – 12:30PM 

With:

  • Nicolas Bourriaud, Artistic Director of the Gwangju Biennial 2024, Curator, writer, art critic and theorist
  • Marine Van Schoonbeek, General Director and co-founder of Thanks for Nothing

 

 

Panel nº2:
The myth as Vector for Human Ecology
2:30PM – 3:30PM In English

With:

  • Leiko Ikemura, Artist, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Galerie Karsten Greve
  • Maitha S. Abdalla, Artist, Tabari Artspace
  • Elena Sorokina, Curator, art historian

    Panel n°3:
    Building the museum of tomorrow
    3:30PM – 4:00PM In English

    With:

    • Lina Jinhyung Kim, Founder and curator, K&L Museum
    • Marine Van Schoonbeek, General Director and co-founder of Thanks for Nothing

    Panel n°4:
    Understanding the critical zone: collective narratives
    4:00PM – 5:00PM In English

    With:

    • Martin Guinard, Curator at Luma Arles, co-curator at the Taipei Biennial in 2020
    • Quỳnh Lâm, Artist 
    • Charwei Tsai, Artist, mor charpentier

      Panel nº5:
      Social Commitment in the Central Asian Art Scene
      5:00PM – 6:00PM In English

      With:

      • Yannick Lintz, President of the Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet
      • Jamilya Nurkalieva, Director of the Tselinny Center for Contemporary Culture
      • Dilda Ramazan, Founder of Wake up, Kazakhstan!, independent curator, activist, artist and art critic

        View the panel n°1 here

        View the panel n°3 here

        View the panel n°5 here

        View the panel n°2 here

        View the panel n°4 here

        Collaborative workshop with the artist Liên Hoàng-Xuân with one class from the Aqueduc kindergarten (Paris 10th)
        considered Réseau d’Éducation Prioritaire.

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